Sexual Assault Victim Feels Police Had Right Suspect

Chicago Police continue to search for a man who sexually assaulted three women on the South Side early Wednesday morning in a three-hour span. Meanwhile, one of the victims expresses frustration with the investigation. Christian Farr reports. (Published Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013)

He was arrested earlier this week, but was extradited late Friday night and charged with three counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault with a weapon and one count of criminal trespassing.

In the first attack, police said a 22-year-old woman and her 40-year-old mother were assaulted around 4:15 a.m. inside their home on the 10300 block of South Emerald Avenue. She said she was asleep when she heard her mother cry out from her bedroom.

Search Continues For Sexual Assault Suspect

Chicago Police have released a sketch of the man who sexually assaulted three women and hid in a little girl's closet within hours Wednesday morning.
(Published Friday, Oct. 11, 2013)

"It was like the worst day of my life," the woman told NBC 5. "What you think won't happen to you, happens to you," the woman said. "It ain't no good feeling. I still feel messed up about it."

Prosecutors said Saturday Rush broke into the home in the 10300 block of South Emerald Avenue by using garbage cans to get in through the kitchen window. He then grabbed a knife from the kitchen and entered the mother's bedroom.

Suspect Arrested in String of Chicago Sexual Assaults

Police say the offender is in custody in Lafayette, Ind., awaiting extradition. According to the Lafayette Police Department, the suspect was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals office. (Published Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013)

When the mother screamed, her daughter came into the room and Rush ordered both of them to lie on the bed.

After sexually assaulting both women, Rush ordered them to give him money, prosecutors said.

The second incident occurred hours later at about 6:40 a.m. when a 14-year-old girl was walking to a bus stop on the 10000 block of South Peoria. Police said the girl was approached by an unknown male who dragged her to a nearby yard and assaulted her.

Prosecutors said Rush threatened to kill the teen with a knife if she screamed and ordered her to stop praying during the attack.

When a witness saw the attack and yelled, Rush dropped the knife and ran, according to an assistant state's attorney.

Rush is also believed to have been hiding in an 11-year-old girl's closet at 5:30 a.m. at a house nearby. The girl woke up when the family dog started barking and her father arrived in time to see a man jump out the window.